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蜡膜

蠟膜
làmó
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 cere (ornithology)
  2. 2 the fleshy, waxy membrane covering the base of the beak in raptors, parrots, and some other birds

Examples

鹦鹉的蜡膜颜色可以用来判断性别。
Yīngwǔ de làmó yánsè kěyǐ yòng lái pànduàn xìngbié.
A parrot's cere color can be used to tell its sex.
猛禽喙基部有一块明显的蜡膜。
Měngqín huì jībù yǒu yī kuài míngxiǎn de làmó.
Raptors have a conspicuous cere at the base of the beak.

Tips

usage
A bird-anatomy term. Literally "wax membrane" — the soft skin at the beak's base looks waxy. In budgerigar keeping, cere color (blue vs. brown) is the main sex indicator.

Stroke Order

蜡 là
膜 mó